From the lake

The Last Lake Journal

Reading lists, the world behind the book, and news of the trilogy, from M.S. Elezzi.

• 1 November 2026

  Found Family Books for Adults: 4 Stories of Strangers Who Become Home

  Four found family novels for adult readers, from six of Crows to The House in the Cerulean Sea, where strangers, misfits and survivors choose each other.

• 29 October 2026

  Spy Romance Books: 5 Stories Where the Spy Falls for the Target

  Five romances where someone sent to betray, seduce or destroy falls for the person they were meant to ruin, from Red Sparrow to The Wrath and the Dawn.

• 25 October 2026

  Dark Dystopian Romance Books: 5 Love Stories for the End of the World

  Five dark dystopian romance novels where love grows inside surveillance states, prisons and ruined worlds, from Pestilence and Shatter Me to new indie releases.